The Feds' fleet is made up of many medium size ships that are designed to serve a variety of missions. They have only one ship that can serve as a fighter carrier. The Feds do not like to use fighters except as a last ditch measure when starbases or planets fall under attack. The weapon they most favor is the torpedo. For some unknown reason they like to paint their warships bright white and put external lighting systems on them. This tends to make them easier targets in a fight, but it also has the effect of scaring the daylights out of enemies. After all anyone who would light up their ships so brightly has to be unafraid of all enemies and have a very powerful ship or they are just completely stupid.

A federation, in Webster1913's last sense, is a state composed of multiple mini-states that maintain a limited degree of autonomy. Federations are most often employed when governments need to create a unified rule among a diverse population.

Two basic models of federation exist. The USA's model, which is more common in the Western Hemisphere, emphasizes the independence of the constituent states. Germany's model, which is more common in Europe, emphasizes the cooperation of regional and federal government.